Pacquiao vs. The World

First off, before anyone thinks I'm a Pacquiao nuthugger, I will say that I'm a big fan, but more importantly, I would like for him to continue fighting the best in the world, win or lose. Here's who I think he should fight against.

If he stays at 130 lbs., I would really like for him to fight these boxers:

1. Steven Luevano: This fighter impresses. He truly has the fighting spirity and a killer instinct, plus great technical skills to back it up. I'd really like for Pacquiao to fight this guy.
2. Jorge Linares: This guy could very well be the best featherweight outside of Pacquiao and Joan Guzman. This guy is going to be a great champion whether he fights Pac or not, but hopefully they will though.
3. Joan Guzman: This is a given. Joan has beaten really good fighters like Humberto Soto and Jorge Barrios. Besides, he deserves to fight a great fighter like Pacquiao and make a great payday. Joan may very well be the best featherweight along with Pacquiao, but only a fight between them will resolve this issue. He's undefeated and overly underrated for too long.
4. Edwin Valero: This guy's name has been thrown around a while as a potential fight for Pacquiao especially in YouTube. He's undefeated with powerful punching. Some say he's too open for Pac's straight left, but this would be a great fight.
5. Humberto Soto: Yes, the guy who lost to Joan Guzman is still a legitimate opponent for Pacquiao. He's still a very good fighter who's beaten Pac's brother, Bobby Pacquiao, and Rocky Juarez. Pac would love to avenge his brother's lost.
6. Rocky Juarez: This guy is built like a rock, and hits like one. He's had some notable losses to Humberto Soto and Marco Antonio Barrera, but he's still game, and a legitimate opponent for Pacquiao.
7. Jorge Barrios: This guy is a good fighter whose only losses came to great fighters like Joan Guzman and Acelino Freitas. This is very much a legitimate fighter for Pac.


If Pac moves up to 135 lbs., he should fight these fighters:

8. Juan Diaz: If and when Pac really does decide to move up to 135 lbs., this should be one fighter high up on his list. Juan Diaz has beaten Acelino "Popo" Freitas, and that's a great fighter.
9. Michael Katsidis: Admittedly, I haven't seen much of this fighter, but from what I've heard, this is guy is game. Hopefully, Pac and Katsidis can fight next year.
10. David Diaz: The man who beat Erik Morales is suppose to be Pac's next opponent. He looks big, and very well into the 135 lb. division. A good fight for Pac to test himself in the 135 lb. division. Don't rule out David Diaz, he's one tough customer.

Well, Manny Pacquiao has only a few years left in him where he's still considered in his prime. I don't know if he'll have a chance to fight all these boxers. Hopefully, he'll have a chance to fight some of them, and give us more exciting fights.

 

There very good fighters with great records. Steven Luevano is 35-1, and is an up and coming fighter. Luevano along with Jorge Linares and Edwin Valero will be the kings of the featherweights in the near future especially if Pacquiao vacates the division.

Jorge Barrios is still game in my opinion. Yes, he's lost to Joan Guzman and Acelino Freitas, but still a good fighter.

Humberto Soto is definitely a good opponent, and can attract a lot of the Mexican ethnic viewers. Soto has beaten Bobby Pacquiao and Rocky Juarez. He's hard hitting, and I think it would make for an exciting fight.

Rocky Juarez has a very good record, and a legitimate fighter for Pacquiao with a great following from the Texas area. A fight at the Alamodome would certainly attract a good crowd. More people seem to know more of Rocky Juarez than Jorge Solis, and yet the Pacquiao-Solis fight was sold out in a matter of a few days with great PPV sales. Juarez only lost to very good fighters like Soto and Marco Antonio Barrera. This would be a fun fight to watch.

 

Yes, it's true that Luevano, Barrios, and Juarez are high-risk and low-reward fights. Barrios' losses to Joan Guzman and Acelino Freitas make him less attractive, and also the fact that he's from Argentina which has a relatively smaller fan base compared to many other fighters. Barrios hasn't done much in the past 2 years to warrant high PPV sales. In the case of Oscar Juarez, even though I think he's an excellent fighter, in general, a lot of people find him too boring to watch. I remember his last fight or two fights ago, where he literally bored the crowd during his whole fight. He won with admirable technique, but it lacked flash and flurry. But if I were to judge Juarez solely on his skill and capability, he's definitely a prime candidate for Pacquiao, unfortunately, ticket sales are just as important or even more important.

Steven Luevano in a year will be a PFP fighter, at least he will be a King in the Featherweight division along with Jorge Linares and Edwin Valero. I'm assuming that Joan Guzman plans to move up to 135 lbs. Luevano has it all, and what he needs now in order to fight Pacquiao is to keep on winning in front of sell out crowds in Las Vegas. Once he has that following, Paquiao will love to fight him as well.

 

Yes, Linares is young, but what a fight it would be.